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Contents of this Guide
The purpose of this guide is to assist you in locating books, articles, and websites helpful in Philosophy courses. It only scratches the surface of resources available to students doing research here, but aims to point you to the most useful tools and places to get started.
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Reference Sources
Begin your search with reference works to find background information, locate statistics and facts, gather ideas for keywords to use in searching databases and build a bibliography. Come back to these sources to clarify concepts or facts as you continue your research.
- Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Philosophers byBrief but detailed biographies of over 1,000 20th century philosophers comprise this dictionary. Entries include the nationality, interests, influences, educational and professional backgrounds, and main publications of each philosopher, as well as a bibliography of secondary literature about the philosopher.
The Cambridge History of Renaissance Philosophy by ISBN: 0521251044Publication Date: 1988-04-07Covers the history of philosophy from the middle of the 14th century to the beginnings of modern philosophy in the 17th century. Chapters focus on branches of philosophy rather than individual philosophers or schools of thought.
A Companion to Epistemology by ISBN: 9781444315097Publication Date: 2009-12-15With nearly 300 entries on key concepts, review essays on central issues, and self-profiles by leading scholars, this companion is the most comprehensive and up-to-date single volume reference guide to epistemology.
A Companion to Metaphysics by ISBN: 9781405152983Publication Date: 2009-04-13Fully extended and revised, A Companion to Metaphysics 2nd Edition includes a section of detailed review essays from renowned metaphysicians, and the addition of more than 30 new encyclopedic entries, taking the number of entries to over 300.
Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy by ISBN: 0313287759Publication Date: 1997-06-25The only encyclopedia in English specific to the field of Classical Philosophy, this work presents 270 articles on major and minor figures and on topics of importance to the philosophy of Greek and Roman antiquity.
Encyclopedia of Ethics by ISBN: 0415936721Publication Date: 2001-08-31Contains scholarly articles on applied ethics, normative ethics, ethical theory, and the history and important philosophers of ethics. Each entry includes a bibliography.- The Oxford Companion to Philosophy byCall Number: Ref B51 .O94 1995 and OnlineContains almost 2,000 entries written by 249 scholarly contributors. Entries cover philosophical concepts, theories, problems, schools of thought, and philosophers, from antiquity to the present day and from all parts of the world.
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy 10V by ISBN: 0415073103Publication Date: 1998-05-26The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy is the most ambitious international philosophy project in many years. Edited by Edward Craig and assisted by thirty specialist subject editors, the REP consists of ten volumes of the world's most eminent philosophers writing for the needs of students and teachers of philosophy internationally.
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Feminism
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This entry provides an overview of all the entries in the feminist philosophy section of the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP).
World Philosophy by Call Number: Ref B29 .W68 1982ISBN: 0893563250Publication Date: 1982-01-01Multi-volume set includes critical summaries and analysis of major philosophical works from the 6th century BCE to 1971. Essays contain bibliographies and are arranged chronologically.
